Jeffcoat v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.

Supreme Court of South Carolina June 24, 1918

Jeffcoat v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co., 96 S.E. 616 (S.C. 1918)

111 S.C. 19; 1918 S.C. LEXIS 101

Watts

Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Watts.

1 This is an appeal from the County Court of Richland county. The County Court sustained the magistrate in granting a nonsuit in favor of defendant. Exceptions 1, 2,J> and 4 complain of error in so doing. The exceptions must be overruled.

The evidence shows that Lorick Bros, directed the shipment. It was their mistake that the shipment went from Savannah, Ga., to Woodruff, S. C., over the defendant road instead of Woodford, S. C. The liability of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway Company as initial carrier ended with the delivery of the goods at Woodruff, S. C., and the correction by Lorick Bros, of their mistake in having the goods reshipped from Woodruff to Woodford was an entire and distinct transaction. The liability of defendant as initial carrier of an interstate shipment ceased when it delivered the goods at Woodruff. That was their contract as directed by Lorick Bros., and they carried it out.

2 Exception 5 is overruled, as defendant is entitled to tax per diem and mileage both.

Judgment affirmed.

Reference

Status: Published
Syllabus: 1. Carriers — Carriage op Freight — Liability op Initial Carrier. — The liability as initial carrier of an interstate carrier of freight, which, by mistake of the consignor, carried the shipment to Woodruff, S. C., instead of Woodford, S. C., ended with delivery at Woodruff, where the consignor corrected the mistake. 2. Costs- — Witness Fee — Railroad.—Defendant railroad company was entitled to tax costs for its witnesses both per diem and mileage, though the witnesses were traveling on permits issued by the railroad, which cost the witnesses nothing.